Which hammer is used to assemble a finished machining product of sheet metal?

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  1. Claw hammer
  2. Hard face hammer
  3. Sledge hammer
  4. Mallet hammer

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Option 4 : Mallet hammer
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Explanation:

An engineer's hammer is a hand tool used for striking purposes while punching, bending, straightening, chipping, forging or riveting.

The table shows the different types of hammers used and their respective work.

 Ball pein hammer

 Used to spread metal in all directions, for shaping rivet ends to form snap head

 Sledge hammer

 Used for heavy forging work.

 Cross pein hammer

 Used to spread metal in one direction in line of striking

 Mallet

 Standard Wooden Mallet

 Used for general purpose sheet metal work

 Bossing Mallet

 Used for hollowing, panel beating etc.

 End-faked Mallet

 Used for stretching, hammering etc.

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